ABC Late Night, January 1973 – October 1982. Originally titled Wide World of Entertainment, ABC aired a variety of comedy variety programs, talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett and Jack Paar, concerts, documentaries and specials. In 1976, the umbrella title was changed to ABC Late Night, which aired reruns of ABC's prime time shows like Soap, The Love Boat and Starsky and Hutch.

In Person from the Palace, June–August 1987. Produced by Dick Clark and aired on Friday Nights. The show featured taped concerts from the Palace Theater of Hollywood. Aired as a part of CBS Late Night.

Top of the Pops, September 1987 – March 1988. Based on the British show, hosted by Nia Peeples and aired on Friday Nights as part as CBS Late Night.

Personals, September 1991 – December 1992. Game show where one person would choose from three potential dates. After a series of yes or no questions in the final round, the winning couple could go to exotic locations. However, the more they disagreed the worse the destination got. On the bottom of list was a trip to Pink's Hot Dogs Stand.

Night Games, October 1991 – June 1992. Dating show where three men and three women would be asked questions with sexual innuendo. The winning contestant had the choice of who he or she could take on a date.

Various repeats May 2010–July 2013. Aired on Saturday nights, mainly primetime procedural reruns, same-week repeats of reality shows such as Hell's Kitchen and episodes of the 2002 series 30 Seconds to Fame.

This list does not list the numerous game shows in the mid-1980s that usually got late-night clearances (such as the 1985 run of The Nighttime Price Is Right) but were not expressly intended for late night audiences. Also not included are talk shows meant for daytime airing which air in late night slots in many markets due to either timeslot failure or a lack of a prime timeslot.